Seminars, Conferences & Activities Sponsored or
Co-Sponsored by CEST

Yingping Huang and Greg Madey, "Towards Autonomic Computing For Web-Based Simulations", International Conference on Cybernetics and Information Technologies, Systems and Applications (CITSA 2004), Orlando, July, 2004

Cabaniss, S.E., Madey, G.R., Maurice, P.A., Leff, L.G., "Stochastic Simulation of NOM Formation and Transformation in Surface Waters", ASLO2004 - Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Savannah, GA, June 2004

L. Arthurs, P. A. Maurice, X. Xiang, R. Kennedy, G. R. Madey, "Agent-based stochastic simulation of natural organic matter adsorption and mobility in soils", Eleventh International Symposium on Water-Rock Interaction , June 2004

Y. Huang, X. Xiang, G. Madey, "A Self Manageable Infrastructure for Supporting Web-based Simulations", 37th Annual Simulation Symposium at the Advanced Simulation Technologies Conference 2004 (ASTC'04), Arlington, VA, April 2004

Yingping Huang and Greg Madey, "Web Data Integration Using Approximate String Join", 13th International World Wide Web Conference (WWW2004) , New York, May, 2004

Xiaorong Xiang and Greg Madey, "A Semantic Web Services Enabled Web Portal Architecture", IEEE International Conference on Web Services (ICWS 2004), San Diego, July 2004

2004 Mark R. Schurr, Robert G. Hayes, Laura Hammond, and Melanie Irvine
Reconstructing the Isotope Ratios of Charred Bones. Poster presented at the Society for American Archaeology 69th Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada.

A New Spin on Old Dirt
Dr. Robert Cook, Assistant Professor, Analytical and Environmental Chemistry
Louisiana State University and Southern University at Baton Rouge
Thursday, June 26, 2003 — Noon

What's Binding Metals in Natural Waters?
Dr. Tina Voelker, Associate Professor, MIT Environmental Biochemistry
Monday, May 19, 2003 — 3:00 pm

Microscopic Geochemical Process Controlling Contaminant Migration
in the Vadose Zone at the DOE Hanford Site
Dr. John Zachara, Senior Chief Scientist, Environmental Chemistry,
Chemical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Thursday March 6, 2003 — 1:00 pm

How Genetics Can Lead Us to a New Kind of Plant-Based Medicine
Joel Swerdlow, Ph.D., Associate Editor, National Geographic and Author of
Nature’s Medicine: Plants that Heal
Tuesday, April 17, 2001 — 7:30 pm

30 Years After Earth Day: The Evolution of Environmental Regulation
David C. Cannon, Jr., Vice President, Environmental Health and Safety
PPG Industries, Inc.
Monday, April 17th, 2000 — 4 pm

Past, Present and Future Direction of Soil Remediation Technologies
Dr. Edwin F. Barth, P.E., Environmental Engineer, National Expert Category,
Land Remediation and Pollution Control Division, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Office of Research & Development, United States EPA
Thursday, April 9, 1998 — 4 pm

Toxic Heavy Metal and Precious Metal Binding by the Biomass of the Marine Procaryote Hyphomonas MHS-3 and its Potential Industrial Applications
Dr. Ernesto Quintero, Professor and Research Associate, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Santa Maria La Antigua, Panama City, Republic of Panama
Tuesday, October 13, 1998 — 12:30 pm

Ecosystem Integrity and Environmental Ethics
Dr. Kristen Shrader-Frechette, Distinguished Professor, Environmental Sciences and Policy Program and Department of Philosophy, University of South Florida
Monday, December 8, 1997 — 4:30 pm

Global Warming and the Value of Forests
Dr. Mohammed Dore, Professor, Department of Economics and Director, Environmental Economics Program, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Tuesday, September 23, 1997 — 4:30 pm

Development of A Petroleum Biodesulfurization Process
Dr. Stephen Johnson, Director of Advanced Technologies, Energy BioSystems Corporation, The Woodlands, TX
Thursday, April 3, 1997 — 4 pm

Applications of X-Rays in Molecular Environmental Science
Dr. Steve Pratt, Argonne National Laboratories, Argonne, IL
Tuesday, January 21, 1997 — 4:30 pm

Field Demonstration of A Bioslurry Reactor for Explosives-Contaminated
Soil: Success and Concerns
Dr. John F. Manning, Jr., Manager, Advanced Environmental Studies, Environmental Research Division, Argonne National Laboratories, Argonne, IL
Tuesday, October 15, 1996 — 4:30 pm

Atmospheric Organic Oxidants: Panhandling for Fun and Profit
Dr. Jeffrey S. Gaffney, Environmental Research Division, Argonne National Laboratories, Argonne, IL
Tuesday, September 15, 1996 — 4:30 pm

Part 1
A Life History Basis for Niche Differentiation in Forest Trees: A Solution to the Biodiversity Questions...

Part 2
The Pleistocene Biogeography of Eastern North America: A Nonmigration Scenario for Deciduous Forest
Dr. Craig Loehle, Environmental Research Division, Argonne National Laboratories, Argonne, IL
Tuesday, April 9, 1996 — 4:30 pm

Phytoremediation of Contaminated Soil and Water
Dr. Burt Ensley President, Phytotech, Inc., Monmouth Junction, NJ
Thursday, March 21, 1996 — 4:30 pm

Microbial Desulfurization of Fossil Fuels: The Application of Molecular Biology, Bioengineering and Start-Up Financing to Build a Biotechnology Company
Dr. Daniel J. Monticello, Vice President, Energy BioSystems Corporation, The Woodlands, TX Monday, February 26, 1996 — 4:30 pm

Biotic Contributions to Soil Structure: A Key to Understanding Ecosystem Restoration
Dr. Michael Miller, Research Scientist, Environmental Research Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
Tuesday, October 3, 1995 — 4:30 pm

Conferences & Activities

NDEER Symposium — University of Notre Dame
November 2003

NDEER Symposium — University of Notre Dame
November 2002

SES-II Conference — Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
September 20-21, 2001

Earth Day Activities 2001 — University of Notre Dame
April 2001

Notre Dame BioEthics Conference — University of Notre Dame
March 2001

Earth Day Activities 2000 — University of Notre Dame
April 9, 2000

SES-I Conference — Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
April 29-30, 1999

Bioremediation for Industry Co-sponsored by the Society for Industrial Microbiology and the Center for Environmental Science and Technology — University of Notre Dame, Center for Continuing Education
March 8-11, 1998

The Southern Great Lakes Local Section of the Society for Industrial Microbiology 1997 Annual Meeting — University of Notre Dame, Center for Continuing Education
Saturday, October 4, 1997